Recurrent ischemic strokes in a young celiac woman with MTHFR gene mutation

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 26, 2012, Pages 3472-3476

  Fabbri, Elisa ^a   Rustignoli, Lisa ^a   Muscari, Antonio ^a   Puddu, Giovanni M ^a   Guarino, Maria ^b   Rinaldi, Rita ^b   Minguzzi, Elena ^b   Caio, Giacomo ^b   Zoli, Marco ^a   Volta, Umberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Female; Methylenetetrahy drofolate reductase; Stroke; Vasculitis; Young

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBODY; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CLOPIDOGREL; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; LEVOTHYROXINE; NEURONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GENE MUTATION; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL ISCHEMIC LESION; PARESTHESIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA; STROKE;

EID: 84863935034     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i26.3472     Document Type: Article

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